Mathilde French Bistro 315 5th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

"Our dining experience was quite lovely. The patio atmosphere was cozy, the service was great and the food was excellent. The wine list is great as we could order a nice wine in a half bottle and by the glass. We started with an appetizer not featured on the menu. It was a shrimp ravioli in a white wine butter sauce. This was done very nicely. The shrimp pieces were big enough to know they were shrimp and it they were tender but slightly crunchy. Very excellent appetizer. The only thing I never understand is why there are only 3 ravioli when they know 2 people are sharing! So tasty this could be a main dish with a salad. My husband had an item not on the menu. It was like a Beef Wellington in a soufflé. Presentation and taste were top notch. It was steaming hot until the last bite. They had a limited quantity so we were glad our waiter encouraged a quick decision. I had a pan seared Chilean Sea Bass on cooked spinach and mashed potatoes with a lobster sauce. This was a more “ordinary” dish but perfectly tasty. We finished with desert of French pastry with ice cream and chocolate sauce. This was a big dessert and could be shared. But we didn’t know and I finished with chocolate mousse. Both a great ending. After we paid our bill, the waiter brought us complimentary after dinner wine. Great evening with prompt and friendly service on a cozy patio and terrific food and wine."

"The whole dining experience was enjoyable - from awesome food to great service. The apple tart was to die for! Must order when you come here."

"Mathilde really is a wonderful hidden gem in SOMA! Very delicious traditional French cuisine that is now in my list of favorites for San Francisco restaurants to frequent. We've been here a couple times now and everything we've had has been amazing. Highly recommend whatever specials they may have: this time it was the beef bourguignon ravioli appetizer. Duck leg confit was delicious on its own, but the potatoes that came with the dish were so perfectly executed and enjoyable, it's definitely worth calling out. Also recommend the mushroom risotto too!"

"We had a 5:30pm reservation. As soon as we arrived, we ordered 5 staters. They were all great but chicken liver salad and mussels was stand out. The sauce coming from the mussels was delicious. You can taste the cream and tarragon in the sauce. My daughter soaked up all of the sauces with the house made baguette. We emptied out all of the appetizers. For dinner I had the filet mignon (medium rare), their fried potatoes was out of this world. I would go again for any celebration. San Francisco is very competitive in terms of great restaurants and I think this one is under the radar. Highly recommend to check this place out if you have the chance"